Rachel Madden, daughter of Bill and Sheila Madden of Dry Ridge, has been awarded the Christian Leadership Scholarship, the Valedictorian Scholarship and a Music Scholarship to attend Georgetown College. Madden is a 2009 graduate of Calvary Christian School.

To receive a Christian Leadership Scholarship, a student must show Christian leadership and values within his or her community.

Christian Leadership Scholarships are renewable for all four years, provided the recipient maintains their active role in the Christian community at Georgetown College.

Crystal A. White of Corinth was honored at Scholarship Day Academic Awards Banquet at Berea College.

The banquet is held annually to honor superior academics, in addition to good character and initiative.

White received the 2009 Elizabeth D. Gilbert Fellowship in library science. The fellowship is awarded to aid seniors or recent graduates of Berea College for graduate studies in library science. Friends and admirers of Gilbert, Berea College head librarian for many years, established this fellowship in 1973.

Thirteen students from Grant County High School took to the national stage to show off the skills they have worked all year to develop.

The students are part of the GCHS Speech and Drama team and attended the national National Catholic Forensic League tournament on May 23 and 24 in Albany, NY.

“The funny thing is that we placed third in the state level as a team, but we sent more students to nationals than any school in Kentucky,” coach Ryan Ray said. “To know that we sent more students is exciting.”

On May 8, the Grant County Future Farmers of America held tractor day at GCHS.

This is the first time in three years that the chapter has held tractor day. In order to drive their tractor to school, FFA members had to attend a banquet the previous night.

There were twelve members that attended tractor day. The categories for tractor day were the biggest International, the biggest John Deere, the biggest miscellaneous, the oldest, the cleanest, the dirtiest, the smallest International, the smallest John Deere and the smallest miscellaneous.